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The 26-year-old also knows that was her aim for the last Winter Games - and things did not quite work out according to plan back then.

While weather-related cancellations of the Lenzerheide downhill and super-G ultimately crushed Odermatt's hopes of surpassing Pinturault in the overall last season, the late-season surge and runner-up finish was further evidence that the young Swiss is a serious all-around contender.

Over the past 42 weeks, Schmidhofer has worked hard to comeback from a severe knee injury and is working to keep her Olympic dreams alive. 

In a partially virtual ceremony, the FIS China Liaison Office based in the center of Beijing has been officially opened.

Restrictions imposed to control the COVID-19 pandemic at the next Winter Games in February were announced Wednesday by the International Olympic Committee.

Three-time Olympic combined silver medalist Ivica Kostelic raises the question to FIS: “Why are you destroying 100 years of tradition?”

For many hosts, Olympic waste — money spent that doesn't bear fruit after the Games leave town — has been commonplace in recent decades. Not true for the Salt Lake City Games of 2002. Now, the Utah Olympic Legacy Foundation is hoping to bring them back.

Athletes will have to show proof of vaccination by Dec. 1. The U.S. is expected to send around 240 athletes to the Winter Olympics, though the mandate will impact hundreds more - anyone with hopes of making the final squad. 

One of the more glaring aspects of this upcoming season’s World Cup calendar is the

Three-time Olympian shares game plan and philosophy towards Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games.

The next available Winter Games to bid for is in 2030, although a new flexible Olympic bidding process means countries do not need to specify immediately exactly where or when they hope to stage the games.

Carrying the weight of being a gold medal champion is no easy task. Just ask

While there are some stark differences between the winter conditions of South America versus the summer glaciers in Europe, the U.S. Ski Team and its star Mikaela Shiffrin are having a positive prep period.

gge, who oversaw an era of political and financial stability in the Olympic movement after its worst ethics scandal and pursued a hard line against doping during his 12 years as IOC president, has died.

"While working at the very highest level of sport, what ultimately mattered most to him was simply getting kids on snow to enjoy the same feeling he had as a young boy growing up in St. Moritz."

Reporters who explore other aspects of life in China while at the Games could face harassment and threats if portrayals are deemed to be negative by the government.

Faced with criticism over human rights issues tied to next year's Beijing Winter Olympics, the IOC said Wednesday that its only responsibility was to "deliver the Games."

With a global pandemic that is not yet fully under control and the Winter Olympics just seven months out, many in winter-sport are looking to the Tokyo Games as a preview for what lies ahead. But there may be some differences come February.